9wXeX TIL scientists spent decades studying why soundwaves at 60hz and lower could extinguish fire - until one researcher found out speakers used to generate the sound were basically blowing airflows not unlike a fan
nWM1P TIL that scientists discovered a 507 year old clam that was determined to be the oldest animal in the world - only to accidentally kill it in the process of collecting it.
4kWwJ TIL the United States lost around 5,000 helicopters during the Vietnam War
x6nxg TIL Gandhi's great-grandson was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015
5VR68 TIL Gene Roddenberry wrote words to the theme music to Star Trek to get 50% of the royalties. These words were never used
M7pvm TIL that scientists have developed a way of testing for Aphantasia (the inability to visualise things in your mind). The test involves asking participants to envision a bright light and checking for pupil dilation. If their pupils don't dilate, they have Aphantasia.
j6ban Today I learned that the gods of Asgard weren’t actually immortal. Without Idunn’s golden apples, they would age and weaken. Ragnarök wasn’t a tragedy it was inevitable.
0dxny TIL that people have tried to sue God and Satan but had their cases thrown out due to lack of address.
grbkL TIL Horses Have More Facial Expressions Than Chimpanzees
LQGJr TIL Lynn "Buck" Compton of Easy Company fame was the lead prosecutor in the trial against Sirhan Sirhan, the man who assassinated Robert F Kennedy.
b6bNE TIL that before alarm clocks were common, people were paid to wake people up for work. They were called “knocker-uppers.”
QN5Ad TIL that Mafia boss, Gioacchino Gammino, escaped prison in 2002 and stayed free until 2022, after a Google Streetview car spotted him outside a fruit stand in Spain.